Towel-rack.



"909,679. Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

H. B. ROSE.

TOWEL RACK. v

APPLIGATION FILED OUT. 23', 1905.

Witnesses. Inventor;

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERBERT B. ROSE, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

TOWEL-RACK.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT B. RosE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Towel-Racks, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved support for towels or otherarticles of that class, which consists of a plate-like element adaptedto be attached to a wall or the like and a supporting arm slidablymounted in an opening in said plate like element and adapted to bearranged in vertical non-supporting position, or in horizontalsupporting position.

The principal feature of the invention has reference to a ledge or shelfwhich is formed from the metal of the plate-like element and extendsbeneath said plate-like element and serves to support the arm insubstantially horizontal supporting position and also to direct theenlarged ends of the arm into their proper seat in the opening of theplate like element.

The invention also relates to certain details of construction all ofwhich will be fully and clearly hereinafter described and claimed,reference being had-to the accompanying drawings, in which,-

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the improved support fastened to a walland showing the arms arranged in horizontal support ing position. Fig. 2is an enlarged front view of the improved support, showing the arms inhorizontal supporting position. Fig. 3 is a View similar to Fig. 2,showing the arms in vertical non-supporting position. Fig. 4 is asection on line aa, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a section on line 6-6, Fig. 3.Fig. 6 is an enlarged top plan view of the improved support showing thearms in vertical nonsupporting position. Fig. 7 is an enlarged bottomview of the improved support showing the arms in non-supportingposition. Fig. 8 is an enlarged central longitudinal section through oneof the arms showing the enlargement formed on one end only, before thearm is fitted to the plate.

In referring to the drawings in detail in which a preferred structure ofthe invention is illustrated like numerals designate like parts.

The plate-like element which in the pre- Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed October 23, 1905.

Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

Serial No. 283,948.

her or part 1, which is provided with open ings through which screws 2,or the like are inserted to fasten the plate to a suitable wall, and asubstantially horizontal semicircular member or part 3, extendingoutwardly from the lower end of the member 1, having its outer marginbent downward and outward to form a curved flange 4;.

A series of circular openings 5, are cut in the member 8, at regularintervals near the curved flange 4L, and are so located that a linedrawn through their centers will extend concentric with the curve of theflange. A slot 6, is cut to extend radially outward from each of theopenings 5, to and through the bend at the beginning of the flange 4,and through the flange to about the middle thereof. The strip of metal 7which is cut partially from the plate to provide the slot 6, is bent toform a horizontal ledge or shelf extending inwardly from the lowertermination of the slot, and located below and in a lower plane than thehorizontal member 3. The flange is so bent that the edge of the innerend of each of the ledges is vertically below the outer edge of thecircular opening over it at the point where the slot commences and infact completes the circular wall of the opening except that it is in alower horizontal plane than the greater portion of the wall.

The supporting arms or rods 8, are provided at each end with an enlargedball 9, to prevent the detachment of the rods from the plate, and theseballs formed integral with the rods.

In assembling the device at the factory the supporting plate is firststamped and cut to the form heretofore described, the rods 8, upon oneend only of which balls 9, have been formed, are then operativelyattached thereto by inserting their unenlarged ends into the circularopenings 5, and finally balls are formed upon the said ends to lock therods to the supporting plate against detachment without interfering withthe limited sliding movement necessary to change the arms from oneposition to another.

It should be noted that the balls are of larger diameter than thecircular openings so that it is impossible to entirely separate the armsfrom the plate when once they are are preferably assembled. It will alsobe noted that the circular opening besides assisting to maintain andsupport the enlargement in said opening. 7

I claim as my invention. 7

1. In a device of the class described, a supporting plate having aflanged member provided with a series of openings and slots leading fromthe openings through a portion of the flange, horizontal ledges integralwith the supporting plate, each of said ledges extending inwardly fromthe lower extremity of one of the slots and terminating vertically belowthe outer edge of one of said openings and a plurality of supportingarms slidably fitted through the openings in the flanged member of theplate and provided with enlarged ends larger in diameter than saidopenings; said arms being adapted to be supported when in a horizontalposition by the ledges and to'be directed into their proper seats in theopenings by said ledges when sliding from an open position to a closedposition, as set forth.

2. In a device of the class described, a supporting plate consisting ofa vertical member adapted to be attached to a wall or the like, asubstantially horizontal semicircular member extending outwardly fromthe lower end of the vertical member and having its outer margin bentdownward and outward to form a curved flange; said hori- J zontal memberhaving a series of circular openings arranged in a curved line and beingprovided with a series of slots each extending radially outward from oneof the openings and partially through the curved flange, integralhorizontal ledges each extending inwardly from the lower end of one ofthe slots and terminating vertically below the outer edge of one of theopenings and a series of arms each of which is provided with aballenlargement at each end slidably mounted in said openings,substantiallyras set forth. c

3. In a device of the class described a supporting plate having a curvedflange and said plate being provided with a circular opening and a slotextending radially outward from said opening and partially through theflange, an arm slidably mount ed in the opening and having enlarged'endsand a ledge extending inwardly from the lower end of the slot andterminating evertically beneath the outer edge of the opening,substantially as set forth.

t. In a device of the class described, a plate-like element having anopening and a slot extending from said opening, an arm slidably mountedin the opening and having enlarged ends and a ledge supported from theplate like element and extending inwardly from the lower end of the slotand beneath the slot; said ledge terminating be? neath the opening andbeing adapted to direct the arm from one position to another and also tosupports'aid arm in horizontal position, substantially as set forth.

HERBERT B. Rosie;

lVitnesses L. M. SANGSTER, GEORGE A. NEUBAUER.

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